Adel man killed in motorcycle crash north of Ames

An Adel man was killed earlier this week after deputies say that he stuck a vehicle head-on while riding his motorcycle just north of Ames.

According to the Story County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Luke Wilson, was heading southbound on North Dakota Avenue around 7 p.m. Monday when he reportedly took a curve too wide and ended up in the northbound traffic lane, where he was struck by an oncoming vehicle.

Wilson’s brother and brother-in-law were riding motorcycles with him and witnessed the accident. Luke’s fiancé was also there.

Wilson was not wearing a helmet, which is how authorities believed most of his injuries occurred.

Authorities said paramedics started CPR at the scene before Wilson was taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center, where he died.